I posted this on WhatsApp where there was a long conversation on TIDE and Chassidus (primarily Chabad):
In almost all Chassidus, Secular Studies are seen as part of the Kelipos - and not of Kelipas Noga. I think Chassidim like the Rebbe probably had some cognitive dissonance issues as a result… That, in the final analysis, is an anathema to TIDE. So while the program of Ikkar Shechinah B’Tachtonim is a commonality, there are significant discrepancies…